Bruce Davison
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 19
Description
The state police of Troop D in rural Pennsylvania have kept a secret in Shed B out back of the barracks ever since 1979, when Troopers Ennis Rafferty and Curtis Wilcox answered a call from a gas station just down the road and came back with an abandoned Buick Roadmaster. Curt Wilcox knew old cars, and he knew immediately that this one was...wrong, just wrong. A few hours later, when Rafferty vanished, Wilcox and his fellow troopers knew the car was...
2) X-Men
Description
As the public becomes aware of genetic mutants with special powers, prejudice grow against them. Professor Xavier brings them together to harness their powers for the good of mankind and to combat the evil Magneto who wants to wage war with typical humans.
4) X-Men
Formats
Description
Born into a world filled with prejudice are children who possess extraordinary and dangerous powers - the result of unique genetic mutations. But under the tutelage of Professor Xavier, these and other outcasts learn to harness their powers for the good of mankind. Now they must protect those who fear them as the nefarious Magneto, who believes humans and mutants can never co-exist, unveils his sinister plan for the future.
5) High Crimes
Pub. Date
c2002
Description
Claire is a high-powered attorney whose perfect life comes crashing down around her when her husband is chardged with high crimes of murder. Enlisting the aid of a shrewd military attorney, Claire will risk her career and even her life to find out the truth.
7) Runaway jury
Description
After a man dies in a shooting incident, his wife files a lawsuit against the company that manufactured the gun. Her lawyer argues that the firm in question knew the shop which sold the weapon was not following federal regulations. As the case goes to trial, the firearm manufacturer takes no chances on the outcome, and they hire Rankin Fitch, a "jury consultant" who makes it his business to see that he knows enough about the jurors to be able to guarantee...
Pub. Date
2020
Description
With Christmas approaching in New York City, Jessica, an archival historian enmeshed in a declining romantic relationship, is hired to create an exhibition honoring the history of Christmas at The Plaza Hotel. There, she meets Nick, a handsome decorator who's been commissioned to deck out the iconic landmark. When they're paired together to prepare the exhibition, they wind up enjoying a host of holiday traditions together and find themselves falling...
10) Black beauty
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
Screen adaptation of the classic story about a little girl and a horse.
11) Hate Crime
Pub. Date
2006.
Description
Nice guy accountant Robbie lives an idyllic life with his partner Trey in a quiet suburban neighborhood. But when a venomous neighbor moves in and starts harassing them, hate sparks violence.
Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
Homicide detective Catherine Jensen is more motivated than most in bringing down killers, especially when she suspects a family member may be one. While her chief and a forensic psychologist risk their careers to support Catherine's unorthodox methods, her father, a judge, obstructs her at every turn. Although the dangers of Catherine's job are great, accepting family truths could be deadly.
16) The triangle
Description
A group of specialists investigate a number of disappearances of cargo ships that have come up missing. As the mystery deepens, every clue they uncover leads to truths that are more bizarre than the myths used to protect them!
19) Christmas angel
Pub. Date
[2009]
Description
Ashley feels alone this Christmas as she searches fruitlessly for a job. But her neighbor Nick knows exactly what to do. He offers her a job to be his assistant in the best work of all, helping others. There is only one catch. Ashley cannot tell anyone her new boss is a Secret Santa. Can she keep her big secret from her new, but nosey reporter boyfriend?